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Bush in Boston

Updated Oct. 4, 2000 12:55 a.m. ET

When Bushies look at their candidate's electoral strength they probably don't look too long at Massachusetts, which along with the District of Columbia held out for McGovern in 1972. Still, on Monday Governor Bush received a compelling endorsement from Democratic state Rep. Brian Golden, whose district includes parts of Boston and Brookline (home of Michael Dukakis) and whose time in Texas as an Army officer gave him a firsthand look at George W. Bush in action. At a press conference on the steps of the statehouse, Mr. Golden hailed Dubya's track record on education as "a model of what works in turning around troubled...